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The shape of the cone structure increases the surface area. So an ice cream mixture inside, and the cone lowered into a container of ice and salt might cause the mixture to freeze - ice cream!
It's not insulated at all so I feel like it the ice cream wouldn't stay frozen very long. It could be an ice cream mold but then I'm not sure why it would need a lid with a handle and your name/address on it
Typically in that era, ice cream was made and immediately eaten. Lids kept the flies out.
It was an expensive item, so the owner’s name and address helped insure it was returned when taken to the church ice cream social, etc.
It was a different age. I am old enough to remember some of it.
Are there any long-handled spoons or scoopers around?
I suppose any long-handled spoon would have served the ice cream.
Here’s something similar in a stock photo that turned up when I searched for antique ice cream makers:
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ice-cream-makers-ice-for-office-vintage-engraved-illustration-84301266.html?imageid=A1E846D5-1EAE-4689-B8EB-0772C757A143&p=99979&pn=1&searchId=e240c6f0efd5f368938168fe64e3adfe&searchtype=0
Interesting, with this one you would put salt/water in the cone and then have the ice cream in another container. My cone is pretty narrow, and it can stand on the tip but is not stable that way. Submerging the whole thing to freeze it could work.
I really think the ice cream mixture goes into the metal cone and then the cone is submerged into the ice and salt. Otherwise, there would be no need for the lid.
Also wouldn't the point of the interesting shape be to take the ice cream out of the mold before serving? It's too big to be a single serving but certainly wouldn't last long as a decoration/on a buffet. So many questions!
The ice cream was made in this, scooped out into bowls and served immediately . Ice cream was a relatively rare and special treat that was consumed when it was ready.
You seem to want to complicate a simple process.
Make the ice cream. Eat the ice cream.
End of story. 😎
Interesting, it is a pretty similar shape. The one we have is probably tin, and gets much narrower. It might be a pudding mold like this, though it would have to be supported to stand up in an oven https://www.ebay.com/itm/325976291236
Just to clarify - you would churn the ice cream in an ice cream maker which was plunged into a mixture of ice and salt. The salt would cause the ice to melt which lowered the temperature. That way you would get small ice crystals and a soft ice cream rather than a solid lump.
Then you would pack it into a decorative mould like this one and submerge it in ice to just below the top so it would stay frozen. It isn't insulated because you want contact with the ice. The mould AND ice are kept in an insulated container to slow the melting process.
You would then unmould the ice cream just before serving.
My title describes the thing. It's a little over a foot long and came with a bunch of kitchen stuff from an elderly woman's kitchen. The name engraved on it is a man's though.
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Something about this seems to say ‘ice cream’ to me. With the name and address on it, it may have been taken to picnics, potlucks, etc.
Or perhaps a cone mold? I can't quite suss it out either.
The shape of the cone structure increases the surface area. So an ice cream mixture inside, and the cone lowered into a container of ice and salt might cause the mixture to freeze - ice cream!
It's not insulated at all so I feel like it the ice cream wouldn't stay frozen very long. It could be an ice cream mold but then I'm not sure why it would need a lid with a handle and your name/address on it
Typically in that era, ice cream was made and immediately eaten. Lids kept the flies out. It was an expensive item, so the owner’s name and address helped insure it was returned when taken to the church ice cream social, etc. It was a different age. I am old enough to remember some of it. Are there any long-handled spoons or scoopers around?
That makes sense about it needing to be returned after a large event! There aren't any utensils with it
I suppose any long-handled spoon would have served the ice cream. Here’s something similar in a stock photo that turned up when I searched for antique ice cream makers: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ice-cream-makers-ice-for-office-vintage-engraved-illustration-84301266.html?imageid=A1E846D5-1EAE-4689-B8EB-0772C757A143&p=99979&pn=1&searchId=e240c6f0efd5f368938168fe64e3adfe&searchtype=0
Interesting, with this one you would put salt/water in the cone and then have the ice cream in another container. My cone is pretty narrow, and it can stand on the tip but is not stable that way. Submerging the whole thing to freeze it could work.
I really think the ice cream mixture goes into the metal cone and then the cone is submerged into the ice and salt. Otherwise, there would be no need for the lid.
Also wouldn't the point of the interesting shape be to take the ice cream out of the mold before serving? It's too big to be a single serving but certainly wouldn't last long as a decoration/on a buffet. So many questions!
The ice cream was made in this, scooped out into bowls and served immediately . Ice cream was a relatively rare and special treat that was consumed when it was ready. You seem to want to complicate a simple process. Make the ice cream. Eat the ice cream. End of story. 😎
But then why the cone shape?! This seems to be the correct answer though. Solved!
I think they're right. Here's a similar one https://www.proantic.com/en/560411-pewter-ice-mold-around-1800.html
Interesting, it is a pretty similar shape. The one we have is probably tin, and gets much narrower. It might be a pudding mold like this, though it would have to be supported to stand up in an oven https://www.ebay.com/itm/325976291236
Just to clarify - you would churn the ice cream in an ice cream maker which was plunged into a mixture of ice and salt. The salt would cause the ice to melt which lowered the temperature. That way you would get small ice crystals and a soft ice cream rather than a solid lump. Then you would pack it into a decorative mould like this one and submerge it in ice to just below the top so it would stay frozen. It isn't insulated because you want contact with the ice. The mould AND ice are kept in an insulated container to slow the melting process. You would then unmould the ice cream just before serving.
Looks like an ice cream mold from Northern Europe. https://dellenportalen.se/prylar/prylen-2016/
My title describes the thing. It's a little over a foot long and came with a bunch of kitchen stuff from an elderly woman's kitchen. The name engraved on it is a man's though.
Doesn’t this fit into a headstone ?
More like a Coldstone
Definitely stolen from a graveyard. It's the flower holder.
Looks like and ice cream mold
We thought maybe Jell-O mold too, but why would it need the name/address?
Solved! It's an ice cream mold!
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